Before you begin
Java 2 security uses
several policy files to determine the granted permission for each Java program. The Java Development Kit provides the
PolicyTool tool
to edit these policy files. This tool is recommended for editing any
policy file to verify the syntax of its contents. Syntax errors in
the policy file cause an AccessControlException exception when the
application runs, including the server start. Identifying the cause
of this exception is not easy because the user might not be familiar
with the resource that has an access violation. Be careful when you
edit these policy files.
See Java 2 security policy files for the list
of available policy files.
To use the
PolicyTool utility
with WebSphere
® Application
Server for z/OS
®, choose one
of the following two options:
- Copy the policy files to another platform such as Microsoft® Windows® and
modify the files. To use this option, you must issue the FTP command
to transfer the files to the other platform, invoke the PolicyTool,
and transfer the updated files back to the z/OS system in binary mode.
- Invoke the PolicyTool that is supplied with the Software
Development Kit (SDK) installed on your z/OS system.
You must
install either the client or plug-ins component of WebSphere Application Server on a workstation
in order to access the PolicyTool. It is not currently supported
on the iSeries® server.